Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-03-31
The Importance Of Busting
Kansas City Journal

There is no one item in the housavis.
long list of daily labors that is OF ~
Importance than that of busting. T. ~
closely connected with health and b.r.
ness as is the preparation Of food tP'
its proper performance is infinitelv NJ, l
necessary than nine-tenths of the saysi.e
that passes through the nimble fjncerss
the average household. Dust ana ~
are the first cousins-the parents. fstl1
of disease. If it were possible Il, H.
in house absolutely free from dust I've ,,'S
the Sickness that racks On frames 49,
half of the lassitude and debility ~
weigh them down would not be tnor-a
Dust is a common carrier of the Os,-
of many dangerous diseases, and bras+L
ed into the lungs and settled into -
pores of the skin as it constantly mustE h.
i the progenitor of many others. NJ
truth of this becomes all the more a.
parent when IL is remembered that :,
dust which all good housekeepers strup,I.
against is not solely the dust of mofbe.
earth, which is clean and comparativsl.
harmless, but has mixed with that fin.
from our clothing, scales from our skin
pieces of hair, bits of feather asbss
wood fiber and everything else which can
be worn off and ground into powse,
The amount of this motley stuff thai
is constantly floating about IN
our rooms is astonishing, ana
the Importance of keeping them as fres
from il as possible cannot be over est. |
mated. But notwithstanding thia tbe-s
are few people who know how to dust
room properly. To use q feather duster
is a great deal worse than to dust at all
1t simply whisks the powderly stuff from
one piece of furniture to another. T.
does not make the case much better h
have the windows and doors open, for ne
much will stay indoors as will get ont
If you cannot do any better than use
feather duster, better let the dust rest than
spread. A dry cloth is but little bette,
Il will hold some of the dust. but ii will
also let loose a great deal to 90 flying
about the room again.
The proper way to dust room is ia
begin with the walls. Pin several thick.
nesses of cloth over broom and sween
the walls down thoroughly, leaving at the
time all the doors and windows opep.
This matter of sweeping the walls is i'm.
portant and should be done once week
III rooms that are much used. Then with
a damp cloth wipe off the picture sords
frames and the tops of the door and
windop frames. If there is any danger
of iniuring pictures or frames with
damp cloth, use dry one, but wipe them
all off carefully. As often as you can get
good draft shake and beat the curtains
whether they be Holland lace, scrim OF
what not, for they are prime sinners in
the matter of harbOring dust The win
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ceive attention.
Use large cloth, with half of it well
dampened for busting. the dry end be.
ing useful to wipe off small articles tina;
might be injured by dampness, and be
careful that you manipulate the cloth so
as to wipe the dust into it and keep it
there. Ii itgets dirty have clean one
and always wash them out and clean
them after using. If there are inside
shutters to the windows they need to be
cared for almost as tenderly as baby.
A thorough cleaning every week, care.
fully wiping both upper and under sides
of the Stats, is the only thing that will
keep them in decent order. A room is
not thoroughly busted until all The furni.
ture and woodwork and gas fixtures have
been cleaned with the damp duster. Upo
hOIstereu furniture hHoulu De taken ou1
brushed ali over and then wiped with the
damp cloth. not forgetting the under
side.
70 the weary housekeeper whose sole
dependence is herself, or whose busy
hands are supplemented by only sin
gle servant, all this may seem an endless
task And it is hard work. But it is the
most Elective way of waging battle with
that ever present enemy dust And the
results to be obtained by getting even
little the better of that enemy are
of enough importance to encourage one
in almost amy outlay of time, labor and
energy which will accomplish the desired
result.
Disorders Which Affect the Kidneys
Are among the most formidable known. D@'